Java 2 Platform Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA25069
Release Date: 2007-05-01
Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch
Software: Sun Java Enterprise System 5.x
Sun Java JDK 1.5.x
Sun Java JRE 1.4.x
Sun Java JRE 1.5.x / 5.x
Sun Java SDK 1.4.x
Description:
Sun has acknowledged a vulnerability in the Java Web Start of the Java 2
Platform, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain
security restrictions.
The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error within the use
of system classes. This can e.g. be exploited to read and write to local
files via malicious Java Web Start Applications.
The vulnerability is reported in Java Web Start in JDK and JRE 5.0
Update 10 and Java Web Start in SDK and JRE 1.4.2_13 and earlier for
Windows, Solaris and Linux.
Secunia has constructed the Secunia Software Inspector, which you can
use to check if your system is vulnerable:
http://secunia.com/software_inspector/
Solution:
Update to Java Web Start in JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 11 or later, or Java
Web Start in SDK and JRE 1.4.2_14 or later.
-- J2SE 5.0 --
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp
-- J2SE 5.0 Update 11 for Solaris --
J2SE 5.0: update 11 (as delivered in patch 118666-11 or later)
J2SE 5.0: update 11 (as delivered in patch 118667-11 or later (64bit))
J2SE 5.0_x86: update 11 (as delivered in patch 118668-11 or later)
J2SE 5.0_x86: update 11 (as delivered in patch 118669-11 or later (64bit))
--- J2SE 1.4.2 --
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html
Note that vulnerable versions should be removed from the system.
Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits the Fujitsu security team.
Original Advisory:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102881-1
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